diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NotePropertiesDialog.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NotePropertiesDialog.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Note from '@joplin/lib/models/Note';
 import bridge from '../services/bridge';
 import shim from '@joplin/lib/shim';
 import { NoteEntity } from '@joplin/lib/services/database/types';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 const Datetime = require('react-datetime').default;
 const { clipboard } = require('electron');
 const formatcoords = require('formatcoords');
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class NotePropertiesDialog extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
 	public componentDidUpdate() {
 		if (this.state.editedKey === null) {
-			if (this.okButton.current) this.okButton.current.focus();
+			if (this.okButton.current) focus('NotePropertiesDialog::componentDidUpdate', this.okButton.current);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ class NotePropertiesDialog extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 			if ((this.refs.editField as any).openCalendar) {
 				(this.refs.editField as any).openCalendar();
 			} else {
-				(this.refs.editField as any).focus();
+				focus('NotePropertiesDialog::editPropertyButtonClick', (this.refs.editField as any));
 			}
 		}, 100);
 	}
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ class NotePropertiesDialog extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 	public async cancelProperty() {
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types -- Old code before rule was applied
 		return new Promise((resolve: Function) => {
-			if (this.okButton.current) this.okButton.current.focus();
+			if (this.okButton.current) focus('NotePropertiesDialog::focus', this.okButton.current);
 			this.setState({
 				editedKey: null,
 				editedValue: null,

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteSearchBar.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteSearchBar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { themeStyle } from '@joplin/lib/theme';
 import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 
 interface Props {
 	themeId: number;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ class NoteSearchBar extends React.Component<Props> {
 		this.previousButton_click = this.previousButton_click.bind(this);
 		this.nextButton_click = this.nextButton_click.bind(this);
 		this.closeButton_click = this.closeButton_click.bind(this);
+
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
 		this.focus = this.focus.bind(this);
 
 		this.backgroundColor = undefined;
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ class NoteSearchBar extends React.Component<Props> {
 	}
 
 	public focus() {
-		(this.refs.searchInput as any).focus();
+		focus('NoteSearchBar::focus', this.refs.searchInput as any);
 		(this.refs.searchInput as any).select();
 	}
 

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteTextViewer.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteTextViewer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import PostMessageService, { MessageResponse, ResponderComponentType } from '@joplin/lib/services/PostMessageService';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { reg } from '@joplin/lib/registry';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 
 interface Props {
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types -- Old code before rule was applied
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ export default class NoteTextViewerComponent extends React.Component<Props, any>
 
 	public focus() {
 		if (this.webviewRef_.current) {
-			this.webviewRef_.current.focus();
+			focus('NoteTextViewer::focus', this.webviewRef_.current);
 		}
 	}
 

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/PromptDialog.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/PromptDialog.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const Datetime = require('react-datetime').default;
 import CreatableSelect from 'react-select/creatable';
 import Select from 'react-select';
 import makeAnimated from 'react-select/animated';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 interface Props {
 	themeId: number;
 	defaultValue: any;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export default class PromptDialog extends React.Component<Props, any> {
 	}
 
 	public componentDidUpdate() {
-		if (this.focusInput_ && this.answerInput_.current) this.answerInput_.current.focus();
+		if (this.focusInput_ && this.answerInput_.current) focus('PromptDialog::componentDidUpdate', this.answerInput_.current);
 		this.focusInput_ = false;
 	}
 

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import uuid from '@joplin/lib/uuid';
 const { connect } = require('react-redux');
 import Note from '@joplin/lib/models/Note';
 import { AppState } from '../../app.reducer';
+import { blur, focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 const debounce = require('debounce');
 const styled = require('styled-components').default;
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ function SearchBar(props: Props) {
 
 	const onKeyDown = useCallback((event: any) => {
 		if (event.key === 'Escape') {
-			if (document.activeElement) (document.activeElement as any).blur();
+			if (document.activeElement) blur('SearchBar::onKeyDown', document.activeElement as any);
 			void onExitSearch();
 		}
 	}, [onExitSearch]);
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ function SearchBar(props: Props) {
 			void onExitSearch();
 		} else {
 			setSearchStarted(true);
-			props.inputRef.current.focus();
+			focus('SearchBar::onSearchButtonClick', props.inputRef.current);
 			props.dispatch({
 				type: 'FOCUS_SET',
 				field: 'globalSearch',

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { RuntimeProps } from './commands/focusElementSideBar';
 const { connect } = require('react-redux');
 import { renderFolders, renderTags } from '@joplin/lib/components/shared/side-menu-shared';
 import { getTrashFolderIcon, getTrashFolderId } from '@joplin/lib/services/trash';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 const { themeStyle } = require('@joplin/lib/theme');
 const bridge = require('@electron/remote').require('./bridge').default;
 const Menu = bridge().Menu;
@@ -674,7 +675,7 @@ const SidebarComponent = (props: Props) => {
 				id: focusItem.id,
 			});
 
-			focusItem.ref.current.focus();
+			focus('SideBar::onKeyDown', focusItem.ref.current);
 		}
 
 		if (keyCode === 9) {

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/Sidebar/commands/focusElementSideBar.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/Sidebar/commands/focusElementSideBar.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { CommandRuntime, CommandDeclaration, CommandContext } from '@joplin/lib/
 import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
 import layoutItemProp from '../../ResizableLayout/utils/layoutItemProp';
 import { AppState } from '../../../app.reducer';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 
 export const declaration: CommandDeclaration = {
 	name: 'focusElementSideBar',
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@ export const runtime = (props: RuntimeProps): CommandRuntime => {
 				const item = props.getSelectedItem();
 				if (item) {
 					const anchorRef = props.anchorItemRefs.current[item.type][item.id];
-					if (anchorRef) anchorRef.current.focus();
+					if (anchorRef) focus('focusElementSideBar1', anchorRef.current);
 				} else {
 					const anchorRef = props.getFirstAnchorItemRef('folder');
-					if (anchorRef) anchorRef.current.focus();
+					if (anchorRef) focus('focusElementSideBar2', anchorRef.current);
 				}
 			}
 		},

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/services/plugins/UserWebview.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/services/plugins/UserWebview.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import useWebviewToPluginMessages from './hooks/useWebviewToPluginMessages';
 import useScriptLoader from './hooks/useScriptLoader';
 import Logger from '@joplin/utils/Logger';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 
 const logger = Logger.create('UserWebview');
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ function UserWebview(props: Props, ref: any) {
 				}
 			},
 			focus: function() {
-				if (viewRef.current) viewRef.current.focus();
+				if (viewRef.current) focus('UserWebView::focus', viewRef.current);
 			},
 		};
 	});

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/services/plugins/UserWebviewDialog.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/services/plugins/UserWebviewDialog.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import PluginService from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/PluginService';
 import WebviewController from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/WebviewController';
 import UserWebview, { Props as UserWebviewProps } from './UserWebview';
 import UserWebviewDialogButtonBar from './UserWebviewDialogButtonBar';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 const styled = require('styled-components').default;
 
 interface Props extends UserWebviewProps {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ export default function UserWebviewDialog(props: Props) {
 		// We focus the dialog once it's ready to make sure that the ESC/Enter
 		// keyboard shortcuts are working.
 		// https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/4474
-		if (webviewRef.current) webviewRef.current.focus();
+		if (webviewRef.current) focus('UserWebviewDialog', webviewRef.current);
 	}, []);
 
 	return (

diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/tsconfig.json b/packages/app-desktop/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
     "include": [
         "**/*.ts",
-        "**/*.tsx",
+        "**/*.tsx", "../lib/utils/focusHandler.ts",
 	],
 	"exclude": [
 		"**/node_modules",

diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/NoteEditor/EditLinkDialog.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/NoteEditor/EditLinkDialog.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
 import { EditorControl } from './types';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import SelectionFormatting from '@joplin/editor/SelectionFormatting';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 
 interface LinkDialogProps {
 	editorControl: EditorControl;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ const EditLinkDialog = (props: LinkDialogProps) => {
 				autoFocus
 
 				onSubmitEditing={() => {
-					linkInputRef.current.focus();
+					focus('EditLinkDialog::onSubmitEditing', linkInputRef.current);
 				}}
 				onChangeText={(text: string) => setLinkLabel(text)}
 			/>

diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note.tsx b/packages/app-mobile/components/screens/Note.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import { getDisplayParentTitle } from '@joplin/lib/services/trash';
 import { PluginStates } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/reducer';
 import pickDocument from '../../utils/pickDocument';
 import debounce from '../../utils/debounce';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 const urlUtils = require('@joplin/lib/urlUtils');
 
 const emptyArray: any[] = [];
@@ -1328,13 +1329,8 @@ class NoteScreenComponent extends BaseScreenComponent<Props, State> implements B
 		// Avoid writing `this.titleTextFieldRef.current` -- titleTextFieldRef may
 		// be undefined.
 		if (fieldToFocus === 'title' && this.titleTextFieldRef?.current) {
-			this.titleTextFieldRef.current.focus();
+			focus('Note::focusUpdate', this.titleTextFieldRef.current);
 		}
-		// if (fieldToFocus === 'body' && this.markdownEditorRef.current) {
-		// 	if (this.markdownEditorRef.current) {
-		// 		this.markdownEditorRef.current.focus();
-		// 	}
-		// }
 	}
 
 	private async folderPickerOptions_valueChanged(itemValue: any) {

diff --git a/packages/editor/CodeMirror/editorCommands/editorCommands.ts b/packages/editor/CodeMirror/editorCommands/editorCommands.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import swapLine, { SwapLineDirection } from './swapLine';
 import duplicateLine from './duplicateLine';
 import sortSelectedLines from './sortSelectedLines';
 import { closeSearchPanel, findNext, findPrevious, openSearchPanel, replaceAll, replaceNext } from '@codemirror/search';
+import { focus } from '@joplin/lib/utils/focusHandler';
 
 export type EditorCommandFunction = (editor: EditorView, ...args: any[])=> void|any;
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const editorCommands: Record<EditorCommandType, EditorCommandFunction> = {
 	[EditorCommandType.Undo]: undo,
 	[EditorCommandType.Redo]: redo,
 	[EditorCommandType.SelectAll]: selectAll,
-	[EditorCommandType.Focus]: editor => editor.focus(),
+	[EditorCommandType.Focus]: editor => focus('editorCommands::focus', editor),
 
 	[EditorCommandType.ToggleBolded]: toggleBolded,
 	[EditorCommandType.ToggleItalicized]: toggleItalicized,

diff --git a/packages/lib/utils/focusHandler.ts b/packages/lib/utils/focusHandler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// The purpose of this handler is to have all focus/blur calls go through the same place, which
+// makes it easier to log what happens. This is useful when one unknown component is stealing focus
+// from another component. Potentially it could also be used to resolve conflict situations when
+// multiple components try to set the focus at the same time.
+
+import Logger from '@joplin/utils/Logger';
+
+const logger = Logger.create('setFocus');
+
+enum ToggleFocusAction {
+	Focus = 'focus',
+	Blur = 'blur',
+}
+
+interface FocusableElement {
+	focus: ()=> void;
+	blur: ()=> void;
+}
+
+const toggleFocus = (source: string, element: FocusableElement, action: ToggleFocusAction) => {
+	if (!element) {
+		logger.warn(`Tried action "${action}" on an undefined element: ${source}`);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!element[action]) {
+		logger.warn(`Element does not have a "${action}" method: ${source}`);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	logger.debug(`Action "${action}" from "${source}"`);
+	element[action]();
+};
+
+export const focus = (source: string, element: any) => {
+	toggleFocus(source, element, ToggleFocusAction.Focus);
+};
+
+export const blur = (source: string, element: any) => {
+	toggleFocus(source, element, ToggleFocusAction.Blur);
+};
diff --git a/packages/pdf-viewer/PdfDocument.ts b/packages/pdf-viewer/PdfDocument.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ export default class PdfDocument {
 			frame.contentWindow.onafterprint = () => {
 				frame.remove();
 			};
-			frame.focus();
+			console.warn('frame.focus() has been disabled!! Use focusHandler instead');
+			// frame.focus();
 			frame.contentWindow.print();
 		};
 		frame.src = this.url as string;